2017 Big Sky Conference Women's Soccer Tournament
The 2017 Big Sky Conference Women's Soccer Tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Big Sky Conference held from November 1 to 5, 2017. The five-match tournament took place at EWU Soccer Complex, home of the regular-season champions Eastern Washington Eagles. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Eastern Washington Eagles were the defending champions and successfully defended their title, defeating the Northern Colorado Bears 3–0 in the final.[1][2] This was the second Big Sky tournament title for the Eastern Washington women's soccer program, both of which have come under the direction of head coach Chad Bodnar.[3]
| 2017 Big Sky Conference Women's Soccer Tournament | ||||
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| Classification | Division I | |||
| Teams | 6 | |||
| Matches | 5 | |||
| Attendance | 471 | |||
| Site | EWU Soccer Complex Cheney, Washington | |||
| Champions | Eastern Washington (2nd title) | |||
| Winning coach | Chad Bodnar (2nd title) | |||
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| 2017 Big Sky Conference women's soccer standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Washington †‡y | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .850 | 16 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .717 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 5 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .650 | 10 | – | 7 | – | 4 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Colorado | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .600 | 13 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland State | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .550 | 9 | – | 10 | – | 1 | .475 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .450 | 9 | – | 10 | – | 1 | .475 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 4 | .500 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 4 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .450 | 8 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .474 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .450 | 6 | – | 8 | – | 4 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .400 | 5 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .278 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .350 | 3 | – | 12 | – | 3 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .250 | 3 | – | 14 | – | 1 | .194 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2017 Big Sky Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of November 11, 2017; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:The Big Sky Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bracket
| First Round Wednesday, Nov. 1 |
Semifinals Friday, Nov. 3 |
Final Sunday, Nov. 5 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Eastern Washington | 2 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Portland State | 1 | 4 | Portland State | 1 | ||||||||
| 5 | Northern Arizona | 0 | 1 | Eastern Washington | 3 | ||||||||
| 3 | Northern Colorado | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Montana | 1 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Northern Colorado | 2 | 3 | Northern Colorado | 22OT | ||||||||
| 6 | Sacramento State | 0 | |||||||||||
Schedule
First Round
| November 1, 2017 | #3 Northern Colorado | 2–0 | #6 Sacramento State | Cheney, Washington |
| 10:05 a.m. PDT |
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Report | Stadium: EWU Soccer Complex Attendance: 42 Referee: Jesus Hernandez Assistant referees: Saeed Askar Jeff Purcell Fourth official: Tony Richardson |
| November 1, 2017 | #4 Portland State | 1–0 | #5 Northern Arizona | Cheney, Washington |
| 1:05 p.m. PDT |
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Report | Stadium: EWU Soccer Complex Attendance: 34 Referee: Matthew Hamlin Assistant referees: Tony Richardson Sabrina Osman Fourth official: Jeff Purcell |
Semifinals
| November 3, 2017 | #2 Montana | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | #3 Northern Colorado | Cheney, Washington |
| 10:05 a.m. PDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: EWU Soccer Complex Attendance: 78 Referee: Joe Tompkins Assistant referees: Kelsey Harms Saeed Askar Fourth official: Jason Damschen |
| November 3, 2017 | #1 Eastern Washington | 2–1 | #4 Portland State | Cheney, Washington |
| 1:05 p.m. PDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: EWU Soccer Complex Attendance: 134 Referee: Ben Oakley Assistant referees: Elorm Atisu Sabrina Osman Fourth official: Kelsey Harms |
Final
| November 5, 2017 | #1 Eastern Washington | 3–0 | #3 Northern Colorado | Cheney, Washington |
| 12:05 p.m. PST | Report | Stadium: EWU Soccer Complex Attendance: 183 Referee: Lucas Brooks Assistant referees: Matthew Hamlin Jeff Ripley Fourth official: Charles Woolley |
Statistics
Goalscorers
- 1 Goal
- Taylor Bray - Northern Colorado
- Jenny Chavez - Eastern Washington
- Alexa Coyle - Montana
- Brooke Dunbar - Eastern Washington
- Mariel Gutierrez - Northern Colorado
- Savannah Hoekstra - Eastern Washington
- Tea Poore - Portland State
- Maddie Roberts - Northern Colorado
- Regan Russell - Portland State
- Olivia Seddon - Northern Colorado
- Alexis Stephenson - Eastern Washington
- Chloe Williams - Eastern Washington
References
- "2016 Big Sky Conference Soccer Championship". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
- "2017 Big Sky Conference Soccer Championship". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
- "2017 Soccer Media Guide" (PDF). Big Sky Conference. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
External links
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